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Man on the Moon (1999)
The life and career of a legendary comedian, Andy Kaufman.
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Stanley Kaufman - Andy's Father -
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Baby Carol Kaufman -
Janice Kaufman - Andy's Mother
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Little Andy Kaufman -
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George Shapiro -
Budd Friedman -
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Improv Piano Player
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Diane Barnett
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Little Wendy
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Yogi
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Meditation Student
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Milos FormanWriters:
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Trivia
The wrestling match between Lawler and Kaufman, was filmed at Los Angeles' Olympic Auditorium, which was standing in for the famed Memphis Mid-South Coliseum, the site of the real-life Jerry Lawler and Andy Kaufman matches. When Lawler arrived at the Olympic Auditorium to ... ...
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Andy Kaufman:
Hello. I am Andy and I would like to thank you for coming to my movie. I wish it was *better*, you know, but... it is so stupid! It's terrible! I do not even like it. All of the most important things in my life are changed around and mixed up for ...
Goofs
Well before his Saturday Night Live begins, Andy is seen doing his classic impression of "Mr. Carter, the president." Jimmy Carter was not yet even running for president at the time, and didn't get the office until halfway through the program's second season.
Crazy Credits
Because the main cast credits appear at the beginning of the film, the only cast members listed in the end credits are the featured cast members.
Alternate Versions
Several scenes were shot but cut. These include:
- The cast of Taxi rehearsing with a stand-in substituting for Andy.
- Andy responding to fan mail from some attractive girls.
- Andy taking a girl out on a date and acting so weird she asks to go home.
- After the Tony Clifton fiasco on the Taxi set, Andy calling Ed Weinberger and thanking him for playing along so convincingly.
- A scene backstage after Andy "hurts" his neck at the wrestling match where his worried parents come to see if he is okay.
- A scene towards the end of the movie at the Improv Club where Andy resurrects his Foreign Man routine and is "heckled" by Zmuda posing as an audience member.
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Rock the Boat
(1974)
Written by Wally Holmes (as Waldo Holmes)
Performed by The Hues Corporation (as Hues Corporation)
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment
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Genres
Biography | Comedy | DramaDetails
Release Date:
22 December 1999Language
English
Country of Origin
UK, Germany, Japan, USAFilming Locations
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$82,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$7,515,585 (USA) (26 December 1999)
Gross:
$34,580,635 (USA) (20 February 2000)
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